The quartet is the latest in a prestigious line of New York grunge bands, punctuated by punk. WIVES is a band of a city, a product of its anxiety, its noise, its arts, and its energy.
WIVES is the dissonance of SONIC YOUTH, the energy of early PIXIES, the intelligent and cerebral sneers of MARK E SMITH from THE FALL.
"Waving Past Nirvana" is a manifesto of the WIVES sound, with its almost spoken, very 80s rap-like phrasing in the verses giving way to 90s grunge guitars for a roaring chorus. Always rooted in reality, WIVES rejects any spiritual enlightenment of Nirvana.